Category: gambling sin stocks

Investing has its risks and its rewards, and it is the job of the investor to carefully consider the threat that the risks represent and compare those against the promise of the rewards. When risk outweighs reward, the investment should usually be avoided; when reward...

Penn National Gaming (PENN) is a gambling sin stock that owns gaming, racing, and slot machine entertainment in 19 jurisdictions. Recently, the company announced that they are starting the process of spinning off another company (subject to approval from the appropriate regulatory organizations) so that...

Sin stocks are stocks that profit from social taboos and activities that are perceived to be “forbidden” or highly restricted. Alcohol and tobacco are two well-known sin stocks. Gambling sin stocks are another group of well-known sin stocks. As the name suggests, gambling sin stocks...

A couple of weeks ago I posted an overview of the VICEX fund — a fund that invests in alcohol, tobacco, gambling, and conflict stocks. I listed some of their top holdings and presented it as a way that sin stock investors could own sin...

The Vice Index is a fund of sin stocks. It’s like a basket of badness! They primarily hold tobacco, alcohol, gambling, and defense (which we call “conflict sin stocks” here at the Sin Stock Report). You can learn more about the Vice Index (VICEX) at...

Financial news site The Street reported in April on 5 sin stocks that investors should look at. In their article they cover a variety of sin stocks, along with compelling reasons for investors to take a closer look at each one. Since this article is...

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